Final CARMA resources for schools showcased at teacher training event in Palermo

Final CARMA resources for schools showcased at teacher training event in Palermo

The final results of the CARMA project which supports the adoption of non-formal learning (NFL) techniques in schools as a collaborative learning strategy to transform classroom practices was part of a special training event for teachers and decision makers at I.P.S.S.E.O.A. PIETRO PIAZZA school in Palermo on 29th October. During the school year of September 2016 – June 2017, secondary school teachers across Palermo had tested different non-formal techniques including the Reciprocal Maieutic Approach (RMA)…

THE CARMA TOOLKIT FOR TEACHERS IS NOW AVAILABLE

THE CARMA TOOLKIT FOR TEACHERS IS NOW AVAILABLE

The CARMA Toolkit for teachers is a step-by-step guide for implementing collaborative learning to increase student motivation and participation in schools. This resource will be available in all the partners languages containing detailed descriptions of the non-formal education techniques and how they can be used daily, effectively, in the classrooms. The Toolkit is a step-by-step guide for teachers to implementing collaborative learning practices with the students and transform classroom practices using non-formal learning (NFL) techniques….

CARMA policy recommendations for school education published!

CARMA policy recommendations for school education published!

CARMA project has now published its policy recommendations as part of its Inclusion Strategy for incorporating the lessons learnt from CARMA into policies and strategies to support the integration of non-formal learning as a collaborative learning strategy for addressing low achievement and early school leaving. The CARMA Inclusion Strategy offers a set of recommendations for teachers, school managers, governments and policymakers, focusing on different aspects, but promoting ways to fight early school leaving and increase…

CARMA CONFERENCE REINFORCES IMPORTANCE OF COLLABORATIVE LEARNING IN SHAPING THE FUTURE OF EDUCATION

CARMA CONFERENCE REINFORCES IMPORTANCE OF COLLABORATIVE LEARNING IN SHAPING THE FUTURE OF EDUCATION

In celebration of World Teacher’s Day 2018, the final international conference for the CARMA project was held in Brussels on 4th – 5th October. The event brought together school principals, teachers, managers, researchers, public authority representatives and policy makers in the field of education from Belgium, Italy, Spain, France, Portugal, Austria and Turkey to discuss collaborative learning as a successful educational strategy, reinforcing its importance and relevance to school education and reducing early school leaving….

THE CARMA PARTNERSHIP ORGANIZES AN INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE IN BRUSSELS

THE CARMA PARTNERSHIP ORGANIZES AN INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE IN BRUSSELS

Under the Motto “Collaborative Learning as a Road towards Educational Success”, this event will be held on 4th October at the Royal Library of Belgium Meeting Center, in Brussels and on 5th October, educational visits will take place across Brussels. On World Teacher’s Day, this conference will bring together teachers, educational staff, policy makers and stakeholders in school education from various European countries for a two-day interactive programme. Under the Motto “Collaborative Learning as a…

THE SECOND PORTUGUESE EDUCATIONAL FORUM FOR TEACHERS WAS HELD SUCCESSFULLY LAST WEEK

THE SECOND PORTUGUESE EDUCATIONAL FORUM FOR TEACHERS WAS HELD SUCCESSFULLY LAST WEEK

In cooperation with the José Estêvão School Cluster of Aveiro, INOVA+ has organized and implemented the second Educational Forum for teachers, on 28th June. A total of 36 teachers from different schools of the José Estêvão School Cluster and school levels have participated in this Forum. Participants were introduced to the CARMA project activities and results achieved, with focus on the catalogue of non-formal techniques and on the teachers’ assessment model. The methodology followed, which…

CARMA EVALUATION SEMINAR ON EFVET MAGAZINE

EfVET magazine published in the June 2018 edition a two-pages news about the evaluation seminar for teachers. CARMA Evaluation seminar was held in Istanbul (Turkey) and being hosted by DOGA schools following the earlier activities of the project and experimentation of the non-formal techniques. During the two days of the seminar, teachers discussed on what they have learnt, what has been an impact of non-formal methods on their students and themselves, and what they can do next to support the…

CARMA EVALUATION SEMINAR – THE CELEBRATION OF AN AMAZING EXPERIENCE!

“Amazing experience!” is how Ana Fernandes, an English teacher from Portugal, described her participation in the CARMA Evaluation Seminar, that took place in Istanbul, last November. The purpose of the seminar was to gather a group of 23 teachers and experts in (non-formal) education – who have participated in the pilot experience of the CARMA project – to share with their peers their experiences in using RMA and other Non-Formal Learning Techniques in their classrooms,…